Dalarna, Sweden Travel Blogs

Summer Gathering Begins in Leksand
Jul 24, 2008 (11 photos)

Going to be a long day with getting to Sweden, then to Molnbyggen Strand in Leksand, get set up and hold our first get-acquainted meeting.  We left our Uniquestay Hotel in Tallinn at 6:00 am to the airport which is only 12 minutes away.  Aside ...

Two meetings/Looking for possible Feast location
Jul 25, 2008 (17 photos)

... still has advantages, but we're still thinking what's best to do.  We know that some would like the Feast in Sweden, but we have to consider what will serve the needs of the brethren, particularly the people in the Baltic Republics and their ability ...

Falun
Aug 8, 2006 (13 photos)

... I said?) and then I went to visit this cool copper mine. In fact this copper mine was appartently the back-bone of Sweden's economy for several hundred years according to the guide there (who turned out to be Finnish and seemed to enjoy bashing Swedes). ...

Sabbath in Leksand/Baptism
Jul 26, 2008 (10 photos)

... Elvis and Has Mee Hoo.    At the Summer Gathering people have come from Norway, Denmark, Sweden, Finland, Latvia, Poland, Germany and the United States.  There are nine primary languages spoken along with 12 total ...

The Last Day of the Summer Gathering
Jul 27, 2008 (6 photos)

Today most of us disperse and there is a sadness in the air.  The Swedish Summer Gathering has been a total success in getting many of the Nordic/Baltic brethren together.  We had a total of 38 come.  On high attendance was 34 on the ...

Mora and the Darla Horses
May 30, 2007 (7 photos)

We Spent the day driving around the Swedish country side... which is short for sayin we drove and saw a lot of lakes and forests!!! in the middle we stopped and had a look at the finish line for the Vasa Loppet... and amazing 90km Xcountry ski race which ...

Przystanek w Mora
Aug 14, 2009 (7 photos)

To był dzień ciągłej jazdy, dlatego cieszylismy sie na kady przystanek. Miejscowość Mora okazała się bardzo sympatyczna - szczególnie pyszne były lody :)

Dalicarlian Tradition
Aug 9, 2006 (13 photos)

... around the world) are extreme rarities. Pretty much all of the homes were built in the traditional Dalicarlian (a region in Sweden) style and there was like not advertising anywhere or in fact any signs of big "ugly" multinational corporations. I mean I ...

Dalarna
Aug 6, 2008 (13 photos)

My cousin Anna, my Dads older sister's daughter is married to a man called Johan who comes from a place called Dalarna, directly translated means the vales which is north west of Stockholm. They had been down in Karlskrona visiting and for the specific ...

My "Snowboarding in Sweden Experience"
Feb 17, 2005 (9 photos)

... 3 of us to stay 4 days 3 nights in a cabin at Tandadalen ski resort. This was my much anticipated "Snowboarding in Sweden Experience" and much planning had goon into this trip. Months before leaving the states I had compared the coast of renting gear in ...

Midsommer!!!
Jun 24, 2007 (8 photos)

... holiday in Sweden - the day is a public holiday and everyone leaves the cities for country or archipeligo homes. I traveled to Dalarna, a county that I was told is one of the most traditional in Sweden to experience the Maypole, little frog song & ...

Kappelskär-Mora
Jun 23, 2003

Hääletamises olime me muidugi mõlemad täiesti algajad - mõlemad Eestis paar korda ja mitte eriti iseseisvalt kätt proovinud... Asi, mis me kindlalt teadsime, kiirteel ei tohi hääletada. A kuidas aru saada, kas on kiirtee? Ja soovitus, mis olime T.-i sõpradelt ...

Rattvik
Sep 7, 2007 (9 photos)

Second day

Rattvik
Sep 6, 2007 (14 photos)

Quiet small town. 

Telgis...
Jun 24, 2003

Ja siis oligi: heitsime magama - sadas, ärkasime hommikul üles - sadas, terve päeva (24. juuni - jaanipäev! - selle päeva olime me lihtsalt telgis kogu aeg) - sadas, läksime õhtul magama - ikka sadas, ja isegi kui ma veel vara-varahommikul veidi ärkvel olin - ...

Snowboarding In Swed.
Mar 17, 2007 (10 photos)

Snoow

Förberedelser
Dec 26, 2007

Nu har förberedelserna pågått ett tag. Böcker om Kina skall läsas, ett antal googlingar på platser som kan vara av intresse. Mycket kretsar kring allt jag hoppas hinna med vid sidan av studierna. Det visar sig väl så småningom vad tid jag har för allt annat. Snart ...

Visit i Falun
Jul 14, 2008

Via hällregn (som en dusch!) som medgav en hastighet på ca 70 km/ h på en finfin 110-väg nådde vi till slut Falun. Hälsades välkomna av Alex & Lina som dukade upp en strålande middag med jordgubbsdaiquiris, ingefärsgrillade scampi och hemmagjord mockaglass. Sedan ...

Dalicarlian Delight
Sep 30, 2009 (26 photos)

... my 2 month adventure with a 2 day visit to Anna's aunt Birgitta in Leksand, which is in the traditional Dalicarlian region of Sweden.  I should note we had a small delay on the train ride up to Leksand since the train hit a moose, which apparently ...

Älvdalen, Sweden
Apr 25, 2008

The preparations, packing etc took place at my family's house in Älvdalen, Sweden. I moved all my things here. Not paying rent is important when travelling for long time. Story on At home

Mora, the lage Inn
Jun 17, 2007

A nice sunny drive south. Made quite a milage. Tired we rolled into Mora. Parked at the railwaystation by the lake. Walked for a bit, asked round for a good preice on accomodation. Found a Best Western. Had a few beers and settled in for the night.